diff --git a/.github/workflows/apidiff.yml b/.github/workflows/apidiff.yml
index f31c386ec..a72a34664 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/apidiff.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/apidiff.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
     - main
+    paths-ignore:
+    - '**/*.md'
   pull_request:
     branches:
     - "**"
+    paths-ignore:
+    - '**/*.md'
 jobs:
   apidiff:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 63942d662..ce7f32d02 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
     - main
+    paths-ignore:
+    - '**/*.md'
   pull_request:
     branches:
     - "**"
+    paths-ignore:
+    - '**/*.md'
 jobs:
   lint:
     name: Linting with Go ${{ matrix.go-version }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 3b94c6d8a..522a41a4d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
     - main
+    paths-ignore:
+    - '**/*.md'
   pull_request:
     branches:
     - "**"
+    paths-ignore:
+    - '**/*.md'
   schedule:
   - cron: "39 12 * * 1"
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fuzz.yml b/.github/workflows/fuzz.yml
index bfacc9046..e089cd6a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fuzz.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fuzz.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
     - main
+    paths-ignore:
+    - '**/*.md'
   pull_request:
     branches:
     - "**"
+    paths-ignore:
+    - '**/*.md'
 jobs:
   test:
     name: Fuzz
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fvt-main.yml b/.github/workflows/fvt-main.yml
index 1cdfb4c5d..f3ed6e0a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fvt-main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fvt-main.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-name: FVT
+name: FVT (main)
 on:
   merge_group:
   push:
     branches:
     - main
+    paths-ignore:
+    - '**/*.md'
 jobs:
   fvt:
     name: Test with Kafka ${{ matrix.kafka-version }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fvt-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/fvt-pr.yml
index 39af91bea..5f83d6f34 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fvt-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fvt-pr.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-name: FVT
+name: FVT (PR)
 on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
     - "**"
+    paths-ignore:
+    - '**/*.md'
 jobs:
   fvt:
     name: Test with Kafka ${{ matrix.kafka-version }}